Total ignorance about the UK!

[Pufflette]

I was ranting to someone about it in church. One of his parents is Bangladeshi and he was saying that the actions that the West take are seen as Christian. For example the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq might be therefore seen as based on Christian principles. According to Wiki 15% of Britons see themselves as agnostic/atheist, Christmas trees were removed from Red Cross shops, Bible readings taken out of schools, one Labour Think Tank calling for an end to Christmas being celebrated (b/c we don't celebrate other holidays from other religions)and with weekly church attendance being only 6% then how can other nations see Britain as a Christian country? I am an evangelical Christian who is under 30 and I feel like I am a very rare breed, like a snow leopard or something else Attenborough is trying to protect. Thanks!

[Octavius]

I would imagine it is the result of some form of media/government led propaganda.

Seemingly most people in the UK believe that the terrorist actions are Islamic acts. Its a similar scenario on either side of the East/West divide.

[carrust]

I think you've been reading too much of the Daily Mail/Express. Don't believe everything you read! Oh,I see that you're an evangelical Christian....say no more.

[WaldoMcFroog]

Seeing as both Bush and Blair have publicly cited their faiths with reference to the war (Bush prayed "for the strength to do the Lord's will" in Iraq and Blair referred to the decision to go to war, saying, "If you believe in God, [the decision's] made by God as well", is it really all that surprising that people have made an association?

[Buenchico]

Well I'm an atheist but it seems obvious to me that when a country's monarch is head of the established church and that country's Parliament begins each day's business with (Christian) prayers, it might not be unreasonable to assign the term 'Christian' to that country.

Anyway, your post assumes that the term 'Christian' can only refer to someone's faith. The term can also be used loosely to refer to culture rather than religion. This is in much the same way that atheists living in Northern Ireland are often referred to as 'protestant' (when they should be called 'loyalist') or 'catholic' (when they should be called 'republican'). 'Christian' is often used loosely simply to mean 'western'.

Chris

[Oneeyedvic]

7 out of 10 people class themselves as Christian in this country (source Office of National Statistics - last census data) http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/nugget.asp?ID =1086&Pos=2&ColRank=1&Rank=326

That (together with the previous remarks about government and monarchy) would make this a Christian country.


With regards the amount of people who go to church, consider how many people go to a football stadium to watch a match compared to the amount of people who are football fans. I guess that Man Utds ground holds around 80,000 people - but there are several million people around the world who support them.

Most Christians in this country do not see the need to go to Church every Sunday.

[Pufflette]

Oneeyedvic, I'm afraid your assertion, sir/ma'am, is completely incorrect.

If our Christian beliefs are founded on the Bible, just like a Muslims should be on the Qu'ran then we should be avid church goers. The New Testament contains a number of verses reminding us of such like Hebrews 10 v25 �Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another.� and the 18th chapter of the book of Matthew even talks about us bringing our disputes with other Christians to the church.

God bless, Pufflette